Hello March! The international theme for March is LOCAL
This was chosen by our Santos chapter in Brazil and illustrated by Simone Matias, and presented by Adobe.
Local (pronounced lo·cal) in Portuguese means “being a resident or native to a particular area.”
Our Santos chapter had this to say about the significance of this month's theme:
“We are proud to be from Santos. The feeling of loving the city but sometimes moving away. The benefits of belonging somewhere.”
Watch this video from our Santos chapter for more on what local means to them.
So, how does where you’re from define who you are? How do different spaces foster that sense of connection? How can we develop and strengthen bonds with the people around us?
It’s time to remind ourselves that community happens in neighborhoods not just on screens.
Local Speaker Bridget Young grew up in Indianola, and graduated from North Kitsap High School. While Kitsap County intially felt too small and provincial, she experienced college on the East Coast and was sure that she would never return. Within five years, she returned with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a husband in tow. Becoming a visual artist, art curator and art gallery employee in Seattle, what was initally thought to be a short detour, evolved into a very successful 24 year career in local real estate. She shares how real estate has taught her more about herself than she could have ever imagined, experiencing and sharing "local" with so many others.
